Power Of You

Ripe passion fruit smells remarkably realistic here, like freshly pressed juice, lending the fragrance strong tropical vibes. Frangipani and vanilla gradually provide a soft backdrop, adding a touch of smoothness and gentle sweetness. The composition evolves only slightly; the fruity notes remain dominant from opening to drydown, and at times the fragrance even reveals a pleasant tartness. This is a scent that speaks most clearly when you want to immerse yourself in sunny, tropical carefree bliss. Lovers of fresh, fruit-forward fragrances will likely find it especially enjoyable. Longevity on fabric lasts throughout the day, while the sillage is initially strong and remains clearly noticeable for quite some time.

While I understand this is a passionfruit vanilla fragrance, the passionfruit disappears after 20 minutes for me. It then turns into the creamiest vanilla imaginable, similar to an orange creamsicle type of creamy. I absolutely love how this dries down. I have had negative reactions from peers to the passionfruit note, comparing the scent to cat pee, which I understand the correlation when smelling Power of You in the initial spray. When the passionfruit has faded away for me, others seem to be continually appalled by the “cat pee” (passionfruit) note. I’m scared to wear this in public for this reason. I am impressed with Armani for stepping outside of the box with this one, especially being a designer house.

I had to see or smell what the hype was about. Usually, it can be overrated and very generic smelling so I always go and test or order a 1 fl oz bottle to see. Well, this turned out to be a beautiful fruity tropical scent which I ran and bought a bottle ASAP. I’m going to call this a fruity gourmand, it’s literally a tropical gourmand! Surprise not another generic from a department store. I can see that I will be wearing this throughout the summer when at the pool, the beach and on my summer vacation! It’s a fun fragrance to wear out at night for drinks with the girls or guys, or even a a first date. The passionfruit is the front runner in this which makes this a different fruity/floral. Vanilla is in the hinter ground which gives this a fruity gourmand! Love,love love! Get a bottle and go out and have fun!